Today at NoonET, with the markets closed for the 4th of July holiday, CNBC will broadcast a new special called "The Ultimate Power Lunch: 50 Years of the Four Seasons."
CNBC's Bill Griffeth, a co-anchor of the weekday "Power Lunch" hosts today's special which is all about Manhattan's Four Seasons restaurant (not to be confused with the Four Seasons hotel a few blocks away). The famed restaurant is celebrating 50 years of feeding the biggest names in finance, politics and fashion.
CNBC's David Faber has a new book coming out today, and CNBC wants you to know about it. There is a movie-sized poster in the background of Faber's live shots this morning and three copies of the book are propped-up in the foreground. He's even got his colleagues on Wall Street with their copies.
Look, I get when an anchor or correspondent writes a book, it only makes sense that his or her network should publicize it. But is this just a little too much?
Has Jim Cramer just touched off another round of Tea Parties?
On Morning Joe today, the CNBC host was talking with Joe Scarborough about a new New York Times poll about what's most worrisome for Americans.
Cramer offered that tax increases shouldn't happen until the economy recovers, then added, "Until we get the economy moving again, I think everybody wishes that Obama would just kind of go away for a little bit."
> Update, 2:27pmET: TVNewser hears Pres. Obama is not only not going away, he may make a surprise visit in the White House press briefing room any minute. Let's see if he talks taxes...
TVNewser has learned CNBC has made some Executive Producer shifts. Jerry Burke, who joined CNBC last summer, moves from EP of Power Lunch to overseeing primetime shows including Larry Kudlow's program and CNBC Reports. Sandy Cannold moves from primetime back to dayside and will now oversee Power Lunch and Street Signs.
It's a soggy mess in New York today, and CNBC is really hoping the sun comes out tomorrow because they've scheduled a live broadcast from the site of the U.S. Open at Bethpage, Long Island.
It's a girl...and a girl for CNBC's Carl Quintanilla and wife Judy Chung, a former CNBC and MSNBC producer.
Chung gave birth this morning to the couple's first children, fraternal twins Ava Jane and Lily Anna Quintanilla. Ava weighs 4 pounds, 8 ounces. Lily is 3 pounds, 3 ounces.
"As a first time parent," Quintanilla tells TVNewser, "I can only say it's everything my friends and family have described — times 1,000."
June 17 is turning out to be the key date for the Quintanilla family — today is also Carl and Judy's fourth wedding anniversary. The new dad also says the births came "just in time for Father's Day."
After weeks of speculation over whether he would be leaving the network, TVNewser has confirmed Jeff Macke is out at CNBC.
"Jeff is no longer with CNBC," says spokesperson Brian Steel. "We wish him all the best, and we thank him for his quality contributions."
Macke's appearance on the May 19 CNBC Reports led to rumors he would be off his regular duty at Fast Money. Instead, he was on vacation for a week and returned to the show, appearing through last Friday.
To relive the appearance that led to the initial speculation, click continued..
Rep. Barney Frank appeared on CNBC this morning, ahead of today's executive pay hearing. "We'll try to keep it brief so you can do the job you're there to do," said Mark Haines at the beginning of the interview.
He just didn't know it would be this brief. After some back-and-forth with Haines (around the five minute mark), Frank got annoyed. "I apologize, but this interview is over," he said. "I get three different questions, different angles, I try to respond, you want to interrupt because you don't like what I'm saying, then you can find someone else to interview."
Friends of CNBC director Dave Van Dyck, who died last year following a battle with cancer, are organizing a golf tournament in his memory. The 2009 Dave Van Dyck Memorial Tournament will raise funds for the education fund for Van Dyck's only son.
The tournament is being held June 28 at the Farmstead Golf & Country Club in Lafayette, NJ. Click continued for more information...
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